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Author Topic: Some of my loading blocks  (Read 3462 times)

Offline Sjfriend

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2017, 12:11:32 AM »
Beautiful work!

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2017, 12:13:57 AM »
SjFriend
Get me a picture of a snake
Or I'll send you this Arrowhead if you like it
It's drilled for 50 cal though
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Offline amm1851

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2017, 12:29:01 AM »
I have used half-inch thick curly maple.
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2017, 12:36:41 AM »
I bet it's better in your hand 1/2 over 3/4
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2017, 01:25:11 AM »
Lighter, definitely,  and a little easier to get the patched balls in and out. Counter sinking the holes a bit helps too.
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2017, 09:35:24 AM »
Quote from: "Lonewolfe20"
SjFriend
Get me a picture of a snake
Or I'll send you this Arrowhead if you like it
It's drilled for 50 cal though
PM me your address

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2017, 07:04:13 PM »
I just now saw this thread. Great work guys :hairy
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2017, 09:08:47 PM »
They are pretty thick
3/4" I bought a couple awesome grained maple boards at a local lumber yard and I don't have my band saw up and running yet so I have just been using them that thick
How think do you guys make yours

I make mine about 3/8 to 7/16 inches thick. They are nowhere near as fancy as you guys make. Nice work!  :hairy
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2017, 01:02:27 PM »
I haven't seen Lonewolf on the forum in quite a while, hope everything is okay with that ol' boy.
If Rondo or anyone is in touch with him, give him a gentle nudge and send him over to see us.
I know he's had a lot going on, just hope everything is okay.

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2017, 05:21:01 PM »
I haven't seen, or heard, anythin' from Lonewolf in quite a while. :(
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2017, 03:34:14 PM »
I haven't seen, or heard, anythin' from Lonewolf in quite a while. :(

He was last on here July 5th...

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2017, 02:27:14 PM »
Thanks Winter Hawk!  :bl th up

 :Doh! Silly old me!  I could have looked in his profile to see his last visit.

Still yet,  many times there are ever binding friendships made here in the brotherhood, and one Member will know a bit more about a person than anyone else...this time I was thinking that person just may have been Rondo.
And then, at times, problems pop-up that the so-called "missing" person just doesn't want to discuss in public, if ya get my drift.

Our Membership Roster looks more like the Geriatric Roster at the local Hospital...us old coons are rather fond of our stinkin ol' smoke poles, and we seem to appreciate all the others who do the same, be they young or old.

In fact, Winter Hawk, iff'n it ever comes to you wondering why I've not been around for awhile, I would appreciate it very much if you would "Yell-Out" and check on me...and I promise to do the same for you.

As the younger generation might say; "That's how we roll 'round here".
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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #27 on: August 21, 2017, 12:48:05 PM »
Right!  It's been almost two months since he was here, maybe time for someone to PM or email him to make sure he's okay.  Of course that still may not work; I lost contact with a friend of many years, have no idea what happened and his email account doesn't seem to be active.  Last I heard from him he had become a truck driver and going long haul so he could build up a retirement fund.  I sure do miss that guy - gave him a Lyman GPR is how much I thought of him!

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #28 on: December 28, 2017, 11:30:33 PM »
Hey guys
Thanks for thinking of me
We took on a couple more foster kids and things were overwhelming on the farm
Hate to say it but I didn't even shoot a gun this year
So I'll have to make up for it next year!!

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Re: Some of my loading blocks
« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2017, 08:38:24 PM »
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Nice work on those fancy loading blocks, folks !    :toast  .  :bow


I guess I'm more Catholic in my tastes & endeavors......... the only thing I did, besides boring the holes for several PRB's, was to counter-bore the flip side to fit the muzzle of the rifle I made it for.






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